North316

mschauber wrote:If you're going to reduce one, reduce the bench. Too many good utility players out there and limiting to one doesn't seem right.

EDIT: PS, thanks for your explanation

Disagree. The "Utility" spot is a very light position. Maybe you don't really understand how that position work's in fantasy sports, but is basically just a free spot to put any hitter in, regardless of their actual position. Very very few decent players qualify only as "Utility" in the fantasy world. These would basically be strictly DH's who don't play in the field. That is a maximum of 14 viable everyday "Utility" only players (one for each AL team), and a lot of teams don't have an everyday DH, it is more of a platoon position or a semi-day off position. True "utility" players, by a baseball definition aren't listed as utility players in fantasy, but are rather listed with multiple position designation (SS, 2B, 3B, RF, as an example) and can be played as any one of those positions rather than at the Utility position.

chukon99

Brains or Braun? Well, I guess that Yahoo's computers thought the latter was more appropriate for me. I did log on in time for rounds 5-22, but after looking at who I picked, I might have to concede the point.

tenuki

I had to google practically everyone on my roster. A lot of potential sleepers, no real production. My bench included one OF that's trying to take the spot of my starting OF so can't really swap them in and out. And yahoo decided I'm punting saves this season, not really sure why else there's an RP category.

North316

tenuki wrote:I had to google practically everyone on my roster. A lot of potential sleepers, no real production. My bench included one OF that's trying to take the spot of my starting OF so can't really swap them in and out. And yahoo decided I'm punting saves this season, not really sure why else there's an RP category.

Your batting lineup is definitely young and unproven, but you have soon nice SP depth. Kershaw, Hamels, Zimmerman, Dempster and Moore is a pretty nice set of guys, and if nothing else, you may be able to trade of them away for some better bats.

tenuki

North316 wrote:Your batting lineup is definitely young and unproven, but you have soon nice SP depth. Kershaw, Hamels, Zimmerman, Dempster and Moore is a pretty nice set of guys, and if nothing else, you may be able to trade of them away for some better bats.

tenuki

catfishhunters99 wrote:I'm the corked bats. Had to miss the live draft, alas, due to heading in to work at 5AM eastern. Autopick did not kill me, and hopefully my early moves will work out to keep my team in the hunt.

It's kinda funny, half my team is hitting near the Mendoza line, and the last time I really played fantasy was steroids era, when almost every 1B seemed to hit at least 30 HR. Now I have three on my roster looking for a starter and none of them can hit ...

mschauber

It's never too early to start thinking about 2013... I mean if we already know what at least 1 of the presidential candidates will be for 2016, I definitely think it's fair during this lull in interesting sport activity, once the BCS games are over, to start planning.

When do the fantasy league companies start opening up for signups?

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chipgreen

mschauber wrote:It's never too early to start thinking about 2013... I mean if we already know what at least 1 of the presidential candidates will be for 2016, I definitely think it's fair during this lull in interesting sport activity, once the BCS games are over, to start planning.

North316

mschauber wrote:It's never too early to start thinking about 2013... I mean if we already know what at least 1 of the presidential candidates will be for 2016, I definitely think it's fair during this lull in interesting sport activity, once the BCS games are over, to start planning.

When do the fantasy league companies start opening up for signups?

Let me finish my coast-to-coast domination of the woot football league I am in, then we go back to baseball.

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